Welcome to the April edition of the TELT Newsletter

Spring is in the air, the blossom is covering the trees, the weather is getting warmer, hopefully, and here’s the April edition of the TELT Newsletter.

Brickfield Accessibility Toolkit launched

The Brickfield Accessibility Toolkit is now live on QMplus.

To learn more about how it will look in QMplus, training and more, please read our full Brickfield accessibility toolkit article..

Technology Enhanced Learning Community of Practice Event – Sign-Up Now Open!

You are invited to the Technology Enhanced Learning Community of Practice (CoP) event: ‘Empowering Minds: Student-Centred Approaches in Digital Education’.

Hear insights from students, academics, and professional services staff on how they have enhanced the digital education experience through a student-centred lens.

Topics to be covered include:

• Course design through the eyes of students
• Interactive resources within the classroom
• Embedding the student voice into the curricula
• Bridging gaps through co-creation
• Student voice in AI-related research

Explore Interaction Zones to discover digital tools that support teaching and learning practices.
Fuelled with afternoon tea, sweet treats and refreshments, come and network with community specialists to consider leveraging tools and enhancing outcomes.

Date: Weds 5th June 2024
Time: 13.00 – 16.00 (BST)
Location: Peston Lecture Theatre, Graduate Centre, Mile End campus
Sign-Up: Secure your place by completing the booking form

The event is open to all staff and students, please share this invite with your QMUL networks.
For any enquiries contact: Zaheer Daleel, z.daleel@qmul.ac.uk

Join our Community of Practice, now 337 members strong!

Qudos Corner

A massive thank you to John Seamons who delivered the recent ‘QMplus Assignments – Exploring issues raised in the Jan 2024 exam period’ training session, and received very positive feedback:

• “The common issues that were shared and how they were resolved. It was explained very well, and most Schools could relate to it.”

The recent ‘Mentimeter – Basic training session’ was also very successful with positive feedback including:

• “The highlighting of handy features such as the segmenting of questions in Mentimeter, which I’d never been aware of before and which I will most certainly use in feedback sessions with students.”
• “Seeing practical examples of the various things Menti can do – it was good to learn that things are in logical places and basically you just have to remember it’s there to be able to find a function again.”

Upcoming TELT Workshops and Sessions

We are happy to share details of a number of brand-new TELT training workshops/sessions.

Please consider booking on to one or pass details on to fellow staff who may be interested. Please see our Upcoming workshops article to find out more and to book a session.

Let’s Meet … Abigail Mason

We’re getting to know Abigail Mason from the Technology Enhanced Learning Team (TELT) this month. Find out a bit more about TELT’s latest recruit in the Let’s meet Abigail Mason article.

TELT Student Drop-in Sessions

Get ready for the next TELT Student Drop-In sessions for May 2024! These sessions offer a valuable chance for students to seek guidance on TELT-related matters from our knowledgeable and friendly TELT student ambassadors. Help us spread the word in your school so that no student misses out on this valuable resource! Find out more.

Do you have a quick query?

Do you have a quick query about any of our technologies? Or do you want to show us something? Why not drop in online to speak to someone from the TEL team…

There’s no need to tell us you’re coming; just pop in on Tuesday or Thursday between 1-2pm via this MS Teams drop-in session link

Don’t want to wait for a workshop? Let’s talk …

Our BALT (Book a Learning Technologist) service gives you (and a colleague) the ability to book an hour with a member of the Technology Enhanced Learning Team to talk about any aspect of your use of technology in your teaching.

These meetings typically cover more than what can be addressed via a ticket or at a drop-in and are open to all QM members of staff who want to discuss how they use one of our technologies in their teaching.

Why not schedule a BALT to talk to us? For more information, and to schedule a BALT session with us, please visit the BALT page on our website.

FAQs

This month some FAQs relating to Certificates, Activity Completion and EvaSys. See the full list here.